Abstract: Papers concerning relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, and proposals in 1940 to fix the Saudi-Iraq border, including:The British Minister in Saudi Arabia Reader Bullard’s views, dated 27 April 1939, on Saudi Arabia’s status in the event of war, including any risks posed towards the country by Italy or Iraq (ff 3-4).A copy of an agreement defining the procedure to be followed by the Commission appointed to demarcate the frontier between Iraq and Arab-Saudiya [Saudi Arabia], dated 1940 (ff 10-12), and an explanatory note on certain articles in the draft Iraqi-Saudiya Frontier Demarcation Agreement (ff 13-14).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 20; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-66 to dispatch no. 4 from the Secret Department, Bombay Castle, dated 20 February 1839. The enclosures are dated 4 November 1837-16 May 1838.The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in Afghanistan, the Sikh Empire and Sindh. Much of the correspondence is concerned with the invasion of Herat by Persia [Iran], specifically:A treaty between the Shah of Persia [Mohammad Shah Qajar] and the chiefs of Kandahur [Kandahar, also spelt Candahar in the file], and the eventual renunciation of the treaty by the chiefs on the belief that the Shah had violated its termsThe surrender of Gorian [Ghurian, also spelt Ghorian in the file] to the Persian army after a ten-day siegeThe return to Herat of Kamran Shah and the city’s re-fortificationA meeting between the Shah of Persia and the Governor of Khorasan at Sahrood Boostan [Shahrud Bastam]The siege of HeratReactions to Persia’s actions by Dost Mahomed [Mohammad] Khan, Emir of Afghanistan, and his exiled predecessor Shah Shuja [Shah Shujah Durrani]A request by Yar Mohamed Khan, Vizier of Herat, for assistance from Candahar, Bhokhara [Bukhara] and Toorkistan [Turkestan].Other topics covered include:Intelligence reports believed to be inaccurate or unreliableReports of two thousand armed Baloches [Balochis] assembling near Rojhun [Rojhan]The return of Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Sikh Empire, to LahoreThe surrender of Bahram Khan Mazari to the Governor of Multan [Diwan Sawan Mal Chopra], and the return of his possessionsThe unauthorised publication of a secret Government of India despatch in Bombay [Mumbai] newspapersArrangements for a visit to the Sikh Empire by the Governor-General of India and a meeting between him and the MaharajahAn account of the roads between Peshawar and Cabool [Kabul]Reports of a Russian agent at CaboolA perceived threat of invasion of Peshawar by Sardar Mahamad Akbur Khan [Wazir Akbar Khan], Emir of CaboolNegotiations for stationing a British Resident in SindhFabricated credentials of Haji Hoosain Ali Khan, who had claimed to be a representative of the Government of CaboolDebts left behind by the late Dr Gerard, surgeon with the British mission to Cabool.The primary correspondents are: Colonel Claude Martin Wade, Political Agent, Loodianah [Ludhiana]; Lieutenant Frederick Mackeson, on a mission to Peshawar; Captain Alexander Burnes, on a mission to Cabool; and the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 406, and terminates at f 603, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: This item consist of letters, extracts of letters, and a copy of dispatches between, principally, the Court of Directors of the East India Company and the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay regarding the proceedings in consequence of the death of the Persian Ambassador, Haji Khali Khan [Ḥājjī Khalīl Khān], in Bombay on 20 July 1802.The item contains discussion of the details of the death of the Ambassador of Persia in Bombay and its aftermath, including the following: the causes of death; the assignation of Sir John Malcolm as a diplomatic contact for the Shah of Persia, to preserve good communications between Persia and Britain after the incident; and reports from John Malcolm. In addition to correspondence, the item includes a statement of the pension for the son of the Persian Ambassador (f 251).Notable correspondents include the following: the Secretary to the Governor General; the Governor of Bombay, Jonathan Duncan; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; the Secret Committee of the Government of Bombay; the Governor General of Bengal, Richard Wellesley; Samuel Manesty; and Sir John Malcolm.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 217, and terminates at f 254, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. It is the third in a series of three items on Muscat and the slave trade (the others are IOR/F/4/913/25777 and 25778). The principal correspondents are the Government of Bombay; the Imaum [Imam] of Muscat, [Sayyid Sa‘īd bin Sulṭān Āl Bū Sa‘īd]; the British Resident in the Persian Gulf, Ephraim Gerrish Stannus.The item concerns:Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen’s acceptance of the cessation of Bombassa [Mombasa] and the subsequent dispute with the ImaumThe history of relations between Oman and BombassaThe state of the Gulf, alliances and enmities in the Gulf, and the possibility of peaceThe history of relations between Britain and Oman, especially the implications of the 1798 treaty of friendshipThe state of the slave tradeThe terms on which the Imaum is prepared to ban the slave trade entirely in his territories.The following folios are duplicates of those in IOR/F/4/785/21163: ff 4-6; 13-37; 45-50; 53-59.The item includes a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 943, Draft 8, P.C. 423, [Season] 1827/28’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at f 133, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: Enclosures no. 2-15 to a despatch from the Secret Department, Bombay [Mumbai] Castle, dated 15 March 1848. The enclosures are dated 14 December 1847-7 March 1848. The enclosures consist of copies of correspondence relating to affairs in the Persian Gulf and the possible intentions of the Sublime Porte [Government of the Ottoman Empire] to extend its influence in the Gulf. Many of the topics discussed in the correspondence relate to Bahrein [Bahrain], believed to be the Porte’s primary target in the Gulf, including:Possible closer relations between Britain and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleefa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], Chief of BahreinPossible French support for Shaik Abdoollah bin Amed [Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], exiled former Chief of BahreinThe aftermath of the death of Shaik Esai bin Tareef [Shaikh ‘Isa bin Tarif al-‘Utbi], Chief of Al-Bida [Doha], in battle against Bahrein in November 1847A Bahraini ship running aground off the coast of Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn].Other topics discussed include:The increasingly close diplomatic relations between France and Persia [Iran]A reconciliation between Sheikh Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Ra's al-Khaymah] and his sons Ibraheem [Ibrahim] and AbdullahPeace negotiations between Debaie [Dubai] and Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi].The correspondents are: the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; and the Native Agent, Sharjah.Physical description: 1 item (27 folios)
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, reports, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Moollah Houssein [Mullā Ḥusayn], British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. It is the eighteenth in a series of thirty items.The item concerns an invitation by Sheik Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] to Sheik Saeed bin Tahnoon of Aboothabee [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān of Abu Dhabi] to join with him in attacking Debaie [Dubai] and Amulgavine [Umm al-Qaywayn] and attempts by Ul-Ujajee [Shaikh Muḥammad bin Sayf al-‘Ajjājī of Al Buraymi] to persuade Sheik Sultan to make peace with Sheik Saeed. The item also includes brief descriptions of acts of aggression between Debaie and Shargah.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 734, and terminates at f 741 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf; Shaik Syf bin Ahmed boo Hindi [Shaikh Sayf bin Ahmed Abu Hindi], chief of Nabend [Ras Naband]. It is the first in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98233, 98234, and 98235).The item concerns disputes in the Persian Gulf between:Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrein [Bahrain], and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin AhmedThe people of Debaye [Dubai] and the people of Shargah [Sharjah] over the seizure of property by inhabitants of DebayeSheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]Shaik Syf bin Ahmed and Abdoollah bin Ahmed, who is his guest.The item also concerns:The conduct of vessels carrying British colours and passes leaving Bushire [Bushehr]The collection of forces at Muscat in preparation for an expedition to ZanzibarThe payment of a pension to the son of the late Native Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Juwad [Jawad].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 1’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 99’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 296 and terminates at f 316, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondent is Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the twenty-second in a series of thirty items.The item concerns:The decision of the Amaeer tribe [al-‘Amāyir] to place themselves under the authority of Ameer Fysul [Amīr Fayṣal bin Turkī bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Sa‘ūd, Emir of Najd] instead of Bahrein [Bahrain]A request by Esai bin Tareef, Shaik of Bidda [‘Īsá bin Ḥamad bin Ṭarīf Āl Bin ‘Alī al-‘Utbī, Shaikh of al-Bid’] that Hennell return two boats to his subjects, which had been captured by Commander John Croft Hawkins, Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf, off Asseloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] in reparation for ‘piratical’ actions of the people of Asseloo.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 756, and terminates at f 759 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2203/108134. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, British Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and Commodore John Croft Hawkins, commanding the Gulf Squadron. It is the twenty-seventh in a series of thirty items.The item concerns:A report by Hawkins on his negotiations at Asseeloo [Bandar-e Asaluyeh] and tour of the GulfThe collapse of the alliance between Shaik Sultan bin Suggur, Chief of the Joasmees [Shaikh Sulṭān I bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah and Sharjah] and Shaik Saeed bin Tahnoon [Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Ṭaḥnūn Āl Nahyān, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi], Chief of the Banyas [Banī Yās] tribeThe negotiation of peace between Shaik Sultan and Debaye [Dubai]The failure of peace negotiations between Shaik Saeed and Debaye.The item contains a contents page, and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 700/47, Collection No 18 of No 69’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 782, and terminates at f 792 as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 28 April 1854, and found at IOR/F/4/2575/152543. It is the eighth in a series of thirteen items about the Persian Gulf.The item contains a letter from Captain Arnold Burrowes Kemball, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to the Government of Bombay, dated 9 November 1853, forwarding three letters from Hajee Yacoob [Ḥājjī Ya‘qūb], the British Agent at Shargah [Sharjah]. Hajee Yacoob reports on recent events involving:Inhabitants and subjects of Rusul Khymah [Ra’s al-Khaymah, multiple renderings in text], Aboothabee [Abu Dhabi], Shargah, Debaie [Dubai], the Monasir [Manāṣīr] tribe and numerous tribes of OmanRelations between Abdullah bin Fysul [‘Abdullāh bin Fayṣal, Wahhābi commander], Syed Soweynee [Sayyid Thuwaynī bin Sa‘īd Āl Bū Sa‘īd], and sheikhs [shaikhs] of the above places and tribes.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'P.C. [Previous Communication] 8964', Draft Number '908 [18]54', 'Collection No. 1 of No. 32 of 1854', 'Vol: 8', and 'Examiner's Office'. Originally, the Collection number was given as '8' but this has been crossed out and replaced with '1'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 318, and terminates at f 328, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are the Government of Bombay and Captain Samuel Hennell, British Resident in the Persian Gulf. It is the third in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98233, and 98235).The item concerns:A dispute between Sheik Abdool Azeez bin Rashid [Shaikh ‘Abd al-‘Aziz bin Rashid Al Nu’aimi, Shaikh of Ajman], and Sultan bin Suggur [Shaikh Sultan I bin Saqr al-Qasimi, Shaikh of Ra’s al-Khaymah], over the plunder of a boat from Ejman [Ajman]A dispute between Shaik Abdoollah bin Ahmed [Shaikh ‘Abdullah bin Ahmad Al Khalifah], ex-chief of Bahrain, and Shaik Mahomed bin Khuleifa [Shaikh Muhammed bin Khalifah Al Khalifah], the current ruler of Bahrain, over the seizure of Bahraini boats by Abdoollah bin AhmedThe actions of Syed Sooweny [Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa‘id Al Bu Sa‘id, acting ruler of Muscat] at Muscat, including seizing cargoThe complaints of Shaik Khuleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] that one of his boats and its cargo was seized by the Governor of the Chaab [Banu Ka'b]Three prisoners being transported to Tehran, having been accused of the murder of the widow of Mirza Juwad [Jawad], the late Native Agent at ShirazA pension for the son of Mirza JuwadThe ill-treatment of the pilot at Bushire [Bushehr] by William Litchfield, commanding officer of the East India Company Schooner
Emily.The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 3’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 24’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 350 and terminates at f 384, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, consultations, minutes, and resolutions cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai]. The main correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Heskeal bin Yusoof [Hizqial bin Yusuf], Acting Native Agent at Muscat; Henry Glass, Collector of Customs at Bombay. It is the fourth in a series of four items concerning the Persian Gulf (the others are IOR/F/4/2100/98232, 98233, and 98234).The item concerns:The complaints of Shaik Khuleefa bin Shakboot [Shaikh Khalifah bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, Shaikh of Abu Dhabi] that one of his boats and its cargo was seized by the Governor of the Chaab [Banu Ka'b]The conduct of vessels carrying British colours and passes leaving Bushire [Bushehr], including new rules for these vesselsThe payment of a pension to the son of the late Native Agent at Shiraz, Mirza Juwad [Jawad]Reports of the movements, visitors, and correspondence of Syed Thooweene [Sayyid Thuwaini bin Sa’id Al Bu Sa’id] at MuscatThe movements of the people of the Nejd, and disputes between the Bunijaburs [Beni Jabir] and Munwuliks [al-Mawalik].The item includes a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Draft 683, P.C. [Previous Communication] 4878, [Season 18]45’, ‘Vol: 4’, ‘Collection No 9 of No 32’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 385 and terminates at f 404, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.